02 May 1972
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1972
Page
1
A fragmentary report hints at new moon rock findings near Houston with references to Apollo era samples and ongoing examination by scientists. The item notes buoyant excitement over potential insights from lunar material.
A late payment issue interrupts aSys operations causing calls about motor routes. Officials advise riders to check service notices as delays affect schedules and ticketing.
Eighth graders from Pomolita Redwood Valley Potter Valley Hopland and St Marys will gather at Ukiahi High School on Saturday for the 7th Annual Freshman Convention. Registration starts 8 a.m. with activities at 8 30 a.m. and ends about 11 a.m. Parents are invited for the first time. Elections for freshman class officers and student body officers are held with speeches by two nominees per office. Bus service will be provided for outlying areas.
Estimated Mendocino County agricultural gross value for 1971 reaches 22,009,020 dollars, up 4,959,650 from 1970, led by a 25,600 ton dry wine grape crop worth 8,781,000 dollars and the largest in drei decades. Beef cattle value rose on higher prices despite lower volume. Bartlett pear output rose but value fell. Milk and apple production also rise with apples centered in Anderson Valley. Eriksen cautions gross value is not net income or cost of production.
A Monday 7 59 p m fire call reported trash in a culvert on Apple Avenue with no damage observed.
Fair skies continue across Northwestern California through Wednesday. Local nights and mornings coastal remain overcast with cooler coastal valley temperatures. Ukiah reports a high around 85 and a low near 45 for Wednesday.
A compact weather snippet lists May 1972 readings with high 87 low 42 and noon values, plus rainfall 24.80 with May 1971 and last year figures. The fragment presents daily temperature ranges and precipitation figures for comparison between years.
Washington UPI reports J Edgar Hoover, longtime head of the FBI, died in his sleep at age 77. No cause given. President Nixon ordered flags flown at half staff as eulogies poured in for the man who built the FBI into a premier crime fighting force.
North Vietnamese forces and tanks struck the Hue defense line 26 miles north of the city and partially seized Phu Bai. U.S. troops were placed on yellow alert while Saigon leaders met to assess the crisis. Reports say heavy fighting centered around Artillery base Nancy and nearby My Chanh with tanks advancing toward Nancy.
Superintendent William Kesey outlines a county wide plan expanding current programs. The United Drug Abuse Council will offer consultants and resources to form action groups while the Konocti Conservation Camp backs a seven step program. In service teacher training and a fall workshop for parents and teachers are planned.
Attorneys host students during Law Week with tours of the Ukiah courthouse supervisors chambers county jail sheriff's office and other departments. Ale Mendocino County Bar Association sponsors Law Day focusing on showing how the law works for residents as Jim Luther chairs the event. Students from Willits Mendocino Ukiah Willits Anderson Valley Pomolita Pomolita junior high and Fort Bragg high schools visit across the week guided by legal secretaries wives of attorneys and other volunteers.
A UPI report says a federal grand jury indicted General Motors and Ford for conspiring to fix prices in the automobile fleet sales market to squeeze Chrysler. The two companies deny the charges and vow swift trials, facing Sherman Antitrust Act violations and potential fines.
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